Historical Marker

Laura Gilpin (1891–1979)

Historical marker location:

I-25, Santa Fe vicinity, New Mexico

( 26 miles southwest of Santa Fe)

An outstanding photographer of the twentieth century, Laura Gilpin is best known for capturing southwestern cultures and landscapes on film. When her car ran out of gas on the Navajo reservation in 1930, she began photographing the local people. She published four books culminating with The Enduring Navaho in 1968. A master of the art of platinum printing, her photographs are found in museums around the world.